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TNA ADM 199 795

TNA ADM 199 795
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TNA ADM 199 795

Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.

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ADM 199 795
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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 495–650 of this collection
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OFFICERS.
LIEUT-COMMANDER A.J. CUBISON, D.S.C. (ret).
Commanding Officer, 1st Mine Recovery Flotilla. Took over his flotilla FISHER BOY, SILVER DAWN, FIDGET, JACKETA, LORD CAVAN
and Yacht BYSTANDER - arriving at the beaches 2200 28th May.
He remained at the beaches over four days with his flotilla, ferrying, towing and - by direct contact with the beaches - loading the transports. By his devotion to duty and fearlessness under intermittent gun fire, bombing, dive bombing and machine gun fire - he set an example to the entire flotilla under his command. He returned to Ramsgate at 0700 2nd June.
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No. 3095/15.
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FROM
THE NAVAL OFFICER IN CHARGE, RAMSGATE.
DATE
3RD JUNE 1940.
THE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING, DOVER.
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RECOMMENDS.
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Attached lists are submitted in accordance with your telephone instructions this day.
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VICE ADMIRA
NAVAL CAPTAIN, OFFICER IN CHARGE,
RAMSGATE.
4- JUN 1940
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DOVN
Bystander Dawn Fidget Fisher Boy Jacketa Lord Cavan Silver Dawn Cubison Day Dover Fisher May
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332
305
OFFICERS.
LIEUT-COMMANDER A.J. CUBISON, D.S.C. (ret).
Commanding Officer, 1st Mine Recovery Flotilla. Took over his flotilla FISHER BOY, SILVER DAWN, FIDGET, JACKETA, LORD CAVAN
and Yacht BYSTANDER - arriving at the beaches 2200 28th May.
He remained at the beaches over four days with his flotilla, ferrying, towing and - by direct contact with the beaches - loading the transports. By his devotion to duty and fearlessness under intermittent gun fire, bombing, dive bombing and machine gun fire - he set an example to the entire flotilla under his command. He returned to Ramsgate at 0700 2nd June.
SKIPPER JAMES HENRY MUGRIDGE, R.N.R.
Commanding LORD CAVAN of the 1st Mine Recovery Flotilla. This vessel was at the beaches in company with her consorts over four days, and was finally sunk by shell fire. Skipper Hugridge his first time under fire. When H.M.S. "MOSQUITO" sank, this throughout handled his with the utmost coolness although it was
Officer placed his ship alongside and took off the survivors despite heavy bombing attacks. When LORD CAVAN was sunk,
Skipper Mugridge personally supervised the drawing of the his fires, cabin, the saving of his entire crew and confidential books the and the clearing of the ship of Army Staff who were down in documents - all of which was done under heavy shellfire in space of three minutes.
LIEUT-COMMANDER N.J.L. PISANT, D.S.C., R.N. (ret). (ret).
the Dutch Schoot "PATRIA". Went to Braye beach and ladders. ran He then took off 1025 troops and Redged off.
Commanding ashore, putting out a kedge, rigging cargo nets and Jacob's In deeper water, he then embarked 200 men from the boats of
H.M.S. in "PATRIA", he went over again in fast motor boats,
"CODRINGTON" and brought all safely back to Margate.
making troops out to the transports. He has set a high example three days direct contact with the beaches and embarking and ferrying by his fearlessness and devotion to duty.
LIEUTENANT gallantry and devotion to duty whilst This Officer in charge -
VAN HAMELEN - ROYAL NETHERLANDS HAVY.
For conspicuous of the evacuation - of & speed-boat. landing has been over by collecting troops, and loading them day, transports. and every day himself in a speed-boat, ferrying, into on He has the beaches diaplayed utter fearlessness throughout duty. every has set & high example by his devotion to
Boat Bystander Dawn Fidget Fisher Boy Jacketa Lord Cavan Mosquito Patria Silver Dawn Cubison Day Fisher May
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OCR table 1 from document page 650
ME SHIP B.E.F. ALLIES VARIOUS
15 Trent 160
20 Lord Collingwood)
25 Lord Keith mi 625 320
00 Jutland
35 Lena 230 67 Wounded 7 Dead.
40 Lord St.Vincent 150
10 [ ] Fidget 150
10 [ ] Jacketa 196
15 [X] Yewdale
15 [ ] Fisherboy 1090
25 [ ] Beal 364 40
55 Java 80 1
40 Tilly 294
00 Silver Dawn [X]
00 Bullfinch in 913
00 Forsa
35 Caibia 263 1
00 Zeus 400 145
15 Pascholl 157 263 2 French
10 Dispatch II Civilians.
35 Atlantic 78 523 162
00 Pacific 67 Wounded
TOTAL 5673 932 7 Dead
OCR table 2 from document page 650
ME SHIP B.E.F. ALLIES VARIOUS
107 2
40 Ocean Breeze 307. 9
40 Fair Breeze
00 Kingfisher 268
10 Laroc 8
00 F.W.23 225
40 Fisher Boy 203
40 Jacketa 214
20 San Antonio 1450
45 Fredanja 744 18
45 Silver Dawn 320 13
545 Amazone 280
30 Seine
50 F.322 56
50 C.K.69) 173.
345 Java 513
900 N,F.15 51
20 Marlborough 90
930 Doria 29 205
935 Wolf
00 Jutland 257
20 Rian 391
155 Medway Queen 9 11
? 49
030 ? 304 2 Wounded
515 Fidget 14
550 Pickfords 231 2
100 Zandana 259 37
540 Tinis 101 5
550 Pascholl 2 5
530 Bee 62
555 X.209 21
730 Wolf
930
Amazone Atlantic Beal Bee Bullfinch Dawn Doria Fair Breeze Fidget Fisher Boy Forsa Fredanja Jacketa Java Jutland Laroc Lena Lord Collingwood Lord Keith Marlborough Pacific Pascholl Queen Rian San Antonio Seine Silver Dawn Tilly Yewdale Zeus Beal Fisher May